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2018: My first successful New Year’s resolution- make it yours too!

I started 2018 with a New Year’s resolution to heal my son. This was supposed to be my Christmas post.   However, I thought it more fitting as a close to this year and sum up where we were and how amazingly far we have come.  I will start with comparing this Christmas to last year’s. Last year Nathaniel was nonverbal. He was not interested in opening presents, he did not understand the concept of Read more…

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The huge benefits of chiropractic care for autism/developmental delay/ADHD/ADD/sensory processing disorder

The first early intervention I started formally in January (after our D-day) for Nathaniel, was pediatric chiropractic care. This isn’t your average chiropractor that cracks your neck, as Dr.Kassie will tell you, they only use as much pressure as you would to see if a tomato is ripe!  They treat children as a whole not just individual symptoms.  The goal of chiropractic is to help the brain communicate well without interference with the rest of the Read more…

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Turkey citrus sage bone broth

 There are numerous benefits to bone broth.  Notably everyone in my house was pretty sick 3 weeks ago.  Nathaniel’s was the mildest, and I didn’t get sick at all! As soon as I heard them sneezing, I started religiously sippin my bone  broth every morning.  The recipe is down below.  Here are just some of the health benefits:  It treats Leaky Gut, here’s how: It contains gelatin, which was shown in a Journal of Clinical Read more…

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IDK who needs to hear this, but healing your child isn’t a straight road <3

LOL like the viral meme all over facebook, I thought this was an important post for all of my parents of developmentally delayed/autistic/adhd children, especially during the holidays which tend to be stressful already.  The road to healing our babies through gut health is not a straight one.  It’s full of winding turns, roads less traveled, decisions, worrying, incessant thoughts.  After all, we want our children to be the best version of themselves that they Read more…

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What is gut health any way?

Your gut is more than just where nutrients are absorbed from your food. Your gut plays a crucial role in your general health and well-being.  Our bodies are made upof trillions of bacteria! Many experts consider the brain a part of the gastrointestinal system too due to the constant communication between the two.[i]  You will hear things like the gut-brain axis,or the gut called the second brain, it all relates back to the concept of Read more…

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D-Day! Littleguts first post

Welcome to my blog, Littleguts! My name is Veronica, I am a mommy, a wife, and a lawyer.  I am the mommy of a very special boy, Nathaniel, who is 3.5 years old.  He is developmentally delayed and we are experiencing tremendous progress and healing. –Littleguts is centered around 3 things: Gut health Developmental delay Early intervention  Why I started littleguts  Like every other millennial, I followed many mindless fitness and fashion blogs, took my Read more…

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